Deadline: November 14

Description

The Angelo Furgiele Young Investigator Technology Award Endowment Fund* will provide proceeds to be used for an award to be presented to a young investigator in the field of reproductive and developmental toxicology to purchase technological enhancements such as computer hardware, software or analytical equipment that will facilitate the conduct of research by the award recipient.

The award recipient shall be a young investigator working in a non-profit institution such as a college or university. A young investigator for this purpose is defined as an individual at an early stage of their career, including graduate students, and the individual is less than 10 years post-receipt of a doctoral degree. Recipient(s) of this award will be selected on the merits of the applicants proposed use of the award funds to impact on the applicant’s research in reproductive and developmental toxicology. The Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section will manage the recipient selection process.

The deadline for applications is November 14th, 2017. The award will be presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology to the value of $7,500. The entirety of the award must be used to cover equipment cost.

The application should not exceed two pages in length, Times New Roman font, spacing 1.5 lines with 1 inch page margins. Applicants are requested to provide information on: 1) background on research project; 2) details on how the piece of equipment will enhance both the current the project and the investigators research; 3) equipment cost. Please submit your application to the RDTSS New Career Councilor Bethany Hannas

The recipient(s) will be required to provide details post-award on the technology purchased and to provide a brief update that will be presented at the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section reception at the annual SOT meeting in the year after the award is received.

*The Angelo Furgiele Endowment Fund is in the process of spending down its funds. As such, no new contributions may be accepted to this fund.